Works for liners
Esperia
Mixed motorship, Adriatica Società di Navigazione, Venice.
| Shipyard | Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Cantiere di Monfalcone |
| Tonnage | 9,314 tons |
| Length | 148.60 m |
| Breadth | 19.30 m |
| Motor system | 2 C.R.D.A. Sulzer diesel motors |
| Manufacturer | Fabbrica Macchine Sant’Andrea, Trieste |
| Power | 16,159 HP |
| Cruising speed | 19 knots |
| Passengers | 150 (I), 80 (II), 270 (III). |
| 1940 | 20 October, launched and named Ausonia |
| 1944 | 25 May, damaged by air-raid |
| 1944 | 16 October, deliberately sunken overturning in the shipyard low depths |
| 1947 | 20 September, emerged and sent to be completed, renamed Esperia |
| 1949 | 21 March, delivered to the shipowners |
| 1949 | 30 March, maiden voyage Genoa – Alexandria - Port Said - Beirut |
| 1974 | 1 February, laid up in Venice |
| 1974 | June, delivered to shipyards Santa Maria in La Spezia to be dismantled. |
Architect and interior designer
Gustavo Pulitzer Finali.
Artists
Marcello Claris, Carlo Dalla Zorza, Emanuele Luzzati, Giovanni Majoli, Marcello Mascherini, Dino Predonzani, Mario Sironi.
Works by Mascherini
- Gli elementi (1948-49, wall plaster panel made by S.A.D.I., black bucchero coloured, red and white lime sketched, l. 87 x h. 234 cm., cat. 323), first-class writing, reading and library room.
